Shoe-cleaner.



E. L. DAHLFUES. SHOE CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.15, 1909.

955F691 Patented-Apr. 19,1910.

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SHOE-CLEANER.

Be it known that I, Ennns'r L. DAIILFUES, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at San Die 0, in the county ofSan' Diego and State 0California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-,Clean'ers, of which the following is a speci: fication. Y

My invention relates to improvements in shoe cleaners, and has for'itsobjects, to pro-v vide simple and eiiicient means for scrapin r andcleaning the shoes to free them of mu and dirt, such meansbeing adaptedfor ready attachment to z. d0or-step, porch or other convenientlocationand so constructed that the brushes and scraper of said cleaner'5 are easily taken out and othersinstalled when it is desired to reneweither of these parts. I attain these objects by the appara tusillustrated in the accompanying'drawe in? in whichigure 1 is a plan viewof my improved shoe cleaner: Fig-2a side elevation thereof and Fig. 3 across section online A B, Fig. 1.

Similar characters of reference referto similar parts throughout theseveral views.

The frame 1, the stand 2, the brushes 3, 4:

and 5, the brush retaining bar 6, the scraper 7, and the scra r brackets8 constitute the parts of my s oe-cleaner.

The-(frame 1 is made a. trifle longer than the brushes 3,4 and 5 whichare common brushes, and said frame isso made as to provide threerecesses adapted to lit and envelop thebacks of the brushes 3, 4 and 5,the front end 1 of said recesses being partially Specification ofLetters Patei'it. a lication filed April 15, 1909. Sean No. 490,133.

closed against which the ends of the brushes set when inserted -in saidrecesses.

The 1 brush 3 is wider-than the others and is for'cleaning the bottom ofthe soles of the shoes while the others are for cleaning the 2 sides ofthe soles and shoes. At the back end '1". said frame is provided witha'brush retaining bar 6, which is provided with holes in each end intowhich are inserted the bolt portion 8 of the scraper brackets 8 whichhold said bar 6 in place b means of nuts 8 7 screwed onto the lower on sof said bolt portions 8 of said brackets 8, said bolt portions actsupports for the purpose of holding the side brushes fl: and 5 in placewhile the bar 6 holds the lower brush 3 in place.

The upper and-extended ortions of the scraper brackets 8 are provi edwith uare Patented Apr. 19,1910.

holes at 8 adapted'to fit the square on of the scraper 7, said squareends of the scraper extending-through the brackets 8 when theshoe-cleaner is assembled as shown. This 5 shoe-cleaner is provided witha curved bracket stand 2, to which it is fastened at 2" and said standmay be attached to a porch. g

or steps 2" where itis desired to place the same: this stand may be ofdifferent shape,

but I prefer to make it this shape so thatthe shoe-cleaner: may extendout from said porch or steps so as to allow the dirt to drop to theground below.

It can be readily seen-with this construe I a tion that by removi-ngthenuts 8 and then removing the brackets 8, bar 6 will be re-. f

leased and all three of the brushes can then" be easily removed and thatthe scraper brackets and the scraper would be taken off thereby leavingall. the parts separate ,for cleaning. 1 V Having thus described myinvention what I claim is: I

1. A shoe cleaner, comprising a plurality of brushes, a frame providedwith bottom and side recesses adapted. to hold said brushes, theflexible portions of said brushes exit-ruling upward and inward,extension brackets provided with extension bolts attached to one end ofsald frame by means of said extension bolts, a scraper on the ouler endsof said brackets, a bar provided with holes in each end extending acrosssaid frame and attached thereto by means of said bolts and a curvedbracket'stand for supporting said shoe cleaner all substantially as setforth.

2. A shoe cleaner, brushes, a frame having a bottom and two siderecesses for holding said. brushes, the

comprising three upward and the side brushes inward, a do tachable barattached to the lower and back.

flexible portion of the bottom brush being side bf saidf-fr'ame adaptedto hold said bot- .sup orting said frame, all substantially astgm-bmshinjsaid bottom recess a. scraper setorth. bi aekets extendingppward and backwar In testimony-whereof I affix my signature andcarrying said'sempeiat their outer ends, in presenceof two witnesses; 5said brackets being rovided-with exte n.

v e s ERNEST L. DAHLF UES. 'sion' 'bglts set into; $21151 7 frame forholding Witnesses: said 'sgde brushes in said side-recesses, nutsCA'sBIUs CARTE -Jr.',

'on bolts, hnd al-ourvul bracket stand for B. BOWMAN."

